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Old 10-02-2013, 07:48 AM   #152
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Originally Posted by Kevin8or View Post
20 - 25 years, regardless of death. The objective of copyright is to encourage creative production. Few people who aren't motivated by 20 years of copyright will change their mind if you increase it to 50. "Oh, now it's worth my effort to write that book." Society receives diminishing returns as it lengthens copyright. Make no mistake, while authors benefit from copyright, it's purpose is to enrich society.
Absolutely. But it's not going to happen because of international treaties. The best we can hope for is a return to life+50.
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